<p>I'm registering for classes right now and my anatomy teacher suggested I take AP Physics since it makes me look more "competitive" when I start applying to colleges. This also would go hand-in-hand with taking calculus next year. However, I have no interest in physics and my plan was to take rigorous challenging courses in things I take interests in, like biology. This is what my schedule is looking like so far...</p>
<p>Dual enrollment: english comp 1&2
Dual enrollment: gov
Dual enrollment: world religions
Calculus / AP Stat
AP Psychology
AP Biology / AP Physics or Honors
and 2 other electives lol</p>
<p>Definitely take AP Bio if that is what you enjoy. AP sciences are all impressive to colleges, and if you like the class you will probably get higher grades and a better score on the AP test.</p>
<p>Well, you will want to have finished at least one year of physics by the time you graduate (and I would recommend taking it junior year or before) so if you can fit it in before you graduate, then you can take Bio, otherwise, get Physics out of the way. Note: I’m assuming you’ve already taken a year of Bio. If you haven’t you’ll also want to take that at least one year before you graduate so think about this.</p>
<p>@dblazer: I haven’t taken physics at all, is it something I need to take to be competitive with other students getting into college? Or would AP Bio serve as the same purpose?</p>
<p>You should take physics before you graduate so I would get that out of the way b/c it’s a req. You can take AP Bio your senior year (provided that you’ve taken one year each of Bio, Chem, and Physics before then).</p>
<p>You don’t have to take AP Physics, you can just take Honors Physics. Honors physics looks good also. You can do it senior year or however you want.</p>
<p>Don’t take a difficult class that you don’t really like just because someone told you it will “look good”. That’s what I did this year for AP Chem and it’s killing me… Probably you should take AP Bio or Honors Physics</p>